祸与福邻 — “Fortune and misfortune are closely linked”
祸与福邻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are closely linked”. Often, one can lead to the other, or they occur in close proximity. Literally, “Calamity and fortune are neighbors”.
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祸与福邻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
祸与福邻 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 祸与福邻
他这次冒险投资虽然小有盈利，但也耗费了大量心力，真是祸与福邻啊。
Although his risky investment yielded a small profit this time, it also cost him a lot of effort; truly, blessings and disasters are closely intertwined.
Idioms Related to 祸与福邻
More idioms starting with 祸
- huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
- huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
- huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
- huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
- huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
- huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，bìng病cóng从kǒu口rù入Careless talk and eating cause disaster and illness
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Open the tool →Questions about 祸与福邻
What does 祸与福邻 mean?
祸与福邻 (huò yǔ fú lín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are closely linked”.
How do you pronounce 祸与福邻?
祸与福邻 is pronounced huò yǔ fú lín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸与福邻 literally mean?
Literally, 祸与福邻 means “Calamity and fortune are neighbors”. It is used to mean “Fortune and misfortune are closely linked”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸与福邻?
邻：接近。福与祸相距不远